Nigel Farage writes off Tories, says his Reform UK will be ‘real opposition’

NIGEL FARAGE feels his Reform UK party will replace the Conservatives as the opposition to Labour after the general elections are held on July 4.

The 60-year-old told the Sunday Express that his party is "the real opposition now" and that the upcoming election will be their beginning.

Expressing confidence in the Labour's emphatic win in the election, Farage said the question now is who the opposition will be.

Also taking a strong dig at prime minister Rishi Sunak over his leaving the 80th anniversary of D-Day commemorations in France last week early, Farage said one more gaffe could mean the Tories losing all their seats in the election.

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“Most of those people saying they are going to vote Labour are saying it because they don’t want to vote Conservative. I think we’ll dig into the Labour vote much more than they think," Farage was quoted as saying.

The Reform UK leader's remarks came as the opposition Labour, eyeing power after 14 years, is taking a strong stand on law and order and pledging against raising taxes. The Tories, on the other hand, are trying to leave behind the D-Day controversy with a benefits overhaul plan.

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Sunak, who is the fifth prime minister the UK has got since 2016, was campaigning in Yorkshire on Sunday (9) without media after he was accused of "dodging" mediapersons' questions a day earlier amid the D-Day row.